Increase Our Faith????
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Romans 12:3
3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
The Romans 12:3* verse about how our faith is measured out to us from God has not bothered me for most of my years and always; as I studied this verse, it gave me abundant hope. But what has bothered me is when people, especially preachers, talk about us "growing our faith". Simply stated, talk of "increasing"* our faith bothers me and goes against what Jesus taught (Luke 17:5,6*). As people, how can we increase the faith God has given us. In His perfection, our imperfection shines bright when we think we can improve on the blessings and gifts God gives us. Today, I still see and feel we cannot grow, super-size, or "increase our faith" (Luke 17:5*) by ourselves because
God measures out to us our faith. And,
I am old enough and experienced enough to know and understand that--
In His Perfection, what God gives us is sufficient for our needs!
I have learned that
in using our faith,
in depending on our faith daily, and
in holding on to our dependence on Him forever,
especially in our low times,
then
in and by our Trusting God and Jesus
we change not the size of our faith,
but rather,
we change
because
He leads us to be and to feel stronger in our Relationship with Him and
therefore,
We trust God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our faith even more.
Mainly, we just have to be prepared
to Trust His results and His answers to our faith, our Relationship with Him.
Faith- our Relationship with God is similar to a muscle in our body. It is there and in the beginning it is weak, but with exercise the muscle gets stronger. Similarly, when we exercise our faith, our God-desired Relationship with Him likewise gets stronger. Then, if we cease to exercise, it shrinks, and can return to its earlier weakness. Now, I understand that a muscle gets bigger, but it is just as plants in "my" garden. In my garden, after I have nourished the soil, planted the seed, and kept out the sin (weeds) in my garden, it is God that grows the plants and its fruit, and it is the same way our muscles may get bigger, but it is God who grows them. If we withdraw the water and allow the weeds (sin) to flourish, the plants will die, and in the same way our muscles and faith will wither. Stronger strengthened faith is a God activity in our lives due to our exercise, and a stronger Relationship with Him develops as long as we exercise the faith seed He gives us. Just remember, it is Holy Scripture, Luke 17:5,6* that explains we do not need more faith and it is our exercising our faith that makes that seed of faith stronger.
God measures out to us our faith. And,
I am old enough and experienced enough to know and understand that--
In His Perfection, what God gives us is sufficient for our needs!
I have learned that
in using our faith,
in depending on our faith daily, and
in holding on to our dependence on Him forever,
especially in our low times,
then
in and by our Trusting God and Jesus
we change not the size of our faith,
but rather,
we change
because
He leads us to be and to feel stronger in our Relationship with Him and
therefore,
We trust God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our faith even more.
Mainly, we just have to be prepared
to Trust His results and His answers to our faith, our Relationship with Him.
Faith- our Relationship with God is similar to a muscle in our body. It is there and in the beginning it is weak, but with exercise the muscle gets stronger. Similarly, when we exercise our faith, our God-desired Relationship with Him likewise gets stronger. Then, if we cease to exercise, it shrinks, and can return to its earlier weakness. Now, I understand that a muscle gets bigger, but it is just as plants in "my" garden. In my garden, after I have nourished the soil, planted the seed, and kept out the sin (weeds) in my garden, it is God that grows the plants and its fruit, and it is the same way our muscles may get bigger, but it is God who grows them. If we withdraw the water and allow the weeds (sin) to flourish, the plants will die, and in the same way our muscles and faith will wither. Stronger strengthened faith is a God activity in our lives due to our exercise, and a stronger Relationship with Him develops as long as we exercise the faith seed He gives us. Just remember, it is Holy Scripture, Luke 17:5,6* that explains we do not need more faith and it is our exercising our faith that makes that seed of faith stronger.
Truly in our low times of trusting God,
we feel renewed and strengthened
in the faith God has measured out to us.
Sometimes gifts of God come in unexpected ways. Recently in some low troubling times of my heart, I found in some simple work at church involving small, unexpected challenges that surfaced, and some troubling thoughts were displaced for awhile and I was lead to write this Testimony.
we feel renewed and strengthened
in the faith God has measured out to us.
Sometimes gifts of God come in unexpected ways. Recently in some low troubling times of my heart, I found in some simple work at church involving small, unexpected challenges that surfaced, and some troubling thoughts were displaced for awhile and I was lead to write this Testimony.
The Glory of life's low times is that in Faith- our Relationship with Him,
we can look up and know the Good times are ahead and better understand the Glory in our Faith as it, our faith, is strengthened. .
we can look up and know the Good times are ahead and better understand the Glory in our Faith as it, our faith, is strengthened. .
The Glory of FAITH:
In life we all face Trials.
In our Trials,
they become just a Test or
perhaps even a Temptation;
but
In life we all face Trials.
In our Trials,
they become just a Test or
perhaps even a Temptation;
but
In Trusting our God given Faith,
the troubling temptation is silenced,the Test is conquered and
the trial becomes a victorious Triumph,
then
in triumph we are driven to Testimony, and
in Testimony we strive and thrive in sharing our Faith--
our Relationship with God, and
of His Glorious work in and through our lives.
The more we daily Trust The Six T's in Faithful Living
the stronger our faith becomes.
Thanks be to God.
blessings
lonnie
John 14: Jesus talking to the Apostles:
1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God. Trust also in me."
Luke 17:5,6
John 14: Jesus talking to the Apostles:
1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God. Trust also in me."
Luke 17:5,6
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
6 So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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Our Faith, our "Divine Persuasion" of a Loving God gives us Hope regardless of our troubled times. We have faith in many things, but have you allowed "Divine persuasion" to fill your life in a Relationship with God. Or, do you just want your faith "supersized"? Here are some thoughts.
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intro
Our Faith, our "Divine Persuasion" of a Loving God gives us Hope regardless of our troubled times. We have faith in many things, but have you allowed "Divine persuasion" to fill your life in a Relationship with God. Or, do you just want your faith "supersized"? Here are some thoughts.
Please share the message on your Fb page as you like, and if you like, click the FB 'Follow' button to have notifications of these publications. For other messages like this, visit my FB page, or on FB visit-"A Daily Thought Group".
http://lonnieadailythought.blogspot.com/2016/09/increase-our-faith.html
